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"Consume and compete!" The message of the economic treadmill is loud and constant. But in this seminal work, David Suzuki argues that the real bottom line, and society's challenge today, is not debts and deficits, but the need to live full and meaningful lives without destroying the Earth's biosphere, which supports all life.

Suzuki explores the physical, social, and spiritual needs that form the basis of any society that aspires to a sustainable future and a high quality life for its citizens.

Those fundamental requirements are rooted in the Earth and its life support systems. They are worthy of reverence and respect; they are sacred.

Editorial Reviews

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"...the most complete expression to date of an environmental ethic from one of the world's leading conservation writers, combining science, theology, poetry and philosophy to express a world view towards which the human species must shift in the twenty-first century." -- E.O. Wilson, author of "The Diversity of Life"
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About the Author

David Suzuki has written numerous books, including Genethics, Wisdom of the Elders, Metamorphosis and The Japan We Never Knew, and is the founder and chair of the David Suzuki Foundation. He lives in Vancouver, British Columbia. A writer for more than 100 documentary films, Amanda McConnell lives in Toronto, Ontario.
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Top customer reviews

This book contains information that is, and has been, relevant today. I really like the way the author writes and the spirituality (if you will) that he tries to convey through science. It really is a good read. The reason I'm giving it 4 stars is because the book has some horrible formatting issues. Some phrases are incomplete and this makes it really difficult to follow (see attached screenshot).

I believe the information included in the book is relevant and important and I found the book to be very inspirational for me. I highly recommend it. I just wish the editors fish the formatting issues as it's sometimes difficult to follow the book when text is missing.

Suzuki has a gift at encompassing the totality of planet earth. It is a book that will paint the entire ecological picture. I learned so much. David Suzuki has simple way of enlightening new understandings and also revitalizing ancient understandings to paint an environmental truth. It is all connected.

Shows what's wrong with our fragments view of science. Biology, chemistry, and physics are important tools to advance civilization. But as Suzuki shows; there is a need to appreciate life as a divine whole.

Great read. Really in depth analysis of the atrocities that we commit on a daily basis, between ruining our fresh waters to our soil and to our air. Gives great incites knto how to fix them and make the world a better place after what we have done.

I love Native American ideas. They are percolating into Western culture, through faucets like this one. I like the way David Suzuki writes, it speaks to my soul. Each story is a useful facet, which suggests a whole somewhat beyond words.